Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Israelis hide in a concrete tube during a rocket attack from Gaza, in Nitzan, southern Israel, Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike on a media center, driving up the Palestinian death toll to 96, as Israel broadened its targets in the 6-day-old offensive meant to quell Hamas rocket fire on Israel.

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Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Israelis hide in a concrete tube during a rocket attack from Gaza, in Nitzan, southern Israel, Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip and killed a senior militant with a missile strike on a media center, driving up the Palestinian death toll to 96, as Israel broadened its targets in the 6-day-old offensive meant to quell Hamas rocket fire on Israel.

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Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

An Indian Hindu devotee performs rituals at sunset during Chhath Puja festival, in the Hussan Sagar Lake (Tankbund) in Hyderabad, India, Nov. 19, 2012. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth.

Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Paul Poirier and Piper Gilles of Canada perform during the Gala Exhibition on day three of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Trophee Eric Bompard at Omnisports Bercy, Nov. 18, 2012 in Paris, France.

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Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Palestinian students from Birzeit University clash with Israeli soldiers for the second consecutive day as they protest against the ongoing Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip in the West Bank town of Betunia, Nov. 18, 2012.

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Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 19, 2012.

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Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

President Barack Obama, right, watches as Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, center, greets U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Rodham Clinton at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 19, 2012. Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Asian nation.

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Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Vyron Turner AKA Left Brain of the rap duo MellowHype performs at the Gramercy Theatre, Nov. 17, 2012 in New York City.

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Today in Pictures: Nov. 19, 2012

Christina Aguilera performs at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.